Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2019
84 red flag warnings in 2019. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 84
- Busiest month
- October29 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- September 29, 20194 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2:50 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 26 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:30 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 15 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:46 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:10 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 23 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:17 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 25 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 8, 10:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 33 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, Washington | 31 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | 29 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Montrose, San Miguel | 31 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Montrose, San Miguel | 29 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 29 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Rio Blanco, San Miguel | 42 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco | 30 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 29 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 41 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:28 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa and 7 more | 33 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:13 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Park, Summit | 29 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 41 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Fremont, Lake and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 30 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 11 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 40 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Park, Summit and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont, Lake | 16 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:43 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:53 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 29 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Lake | 28 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 29 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Sep 20, 9:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Lake, Las Animas and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 20, 10:02 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 21, 10:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat | 17 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 39 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 39 hr |
| Sep 28, 4:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 12 more | 39 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 40 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:43 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 39 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert and 7 more | 39 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel | 30 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 9 more | 29 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Park and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Lake, Rio Grande and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mesa and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Park and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 3, 2:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Rio Blanco, San Miguel | 29 hr |
| Oct 4, 4:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 4, 6:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Fremont, Lake | 26 hr |
| Oct 4, 7:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Oct 7, 7:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Grand, Jackson, Larimer | 10 hr |
| Oct 7, 7:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Oct 7, 12:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco | 32 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale and 7 more | 42 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Fremont, Pueblo | 16 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer and 10 more | 40 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and 5 more | 37 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 16 hr |
| Oct 13, 1:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 30 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Fremont, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 13, 2:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Grand, Jackson, Park, Summit | 24 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:13 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 16 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers | 16 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Montrose, San Miguel | 16 hr |
| Oct 19, 11:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 11 more | 33 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:31 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 30 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln | 29 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo | 28 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:19 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 14 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:56 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Moffat County20
- Fremont County17
- San Miguel County17
- Las Animas County16
- Montrose County16
- Rio Blanco County16
- Huerfano County15
- Pueblo County15
- Saguache County14
- Garfield County14
- Mesa County14
- Grand County14
- Park County14
- Chaffee County14
- Lake County14
- Conejos County13
- Costilla County13
- Rio Grande County13
- Summit County13
- El Paso County12
- Delta County12
- Boulder County12
- Alamosa County11
- Ouray County11
- Clear Creek County11
- Gilpin County11
- Jackson County11
- Otero County10
- Kit Carson County9
- Custer County9
- Dolores County9
- La Plata County9
- Montezuma County9
- Cheyenne County8
- Bent County8
- Yuma County7
- Baca County7
- Crowley County7
- Prowers County7
- Elbert County7
20 more counties
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.